Connor's 1st day of 1st grade!

Sent from my iPadOur baby is in 1st grade. He has Mr. Knepp as his teacher and he is very excited that he is also a Giants fan! Connor came home from school saying, "It's awesome... it's just like kindergarten but longer and better!'

Fun at Six Flags

Sent from my iPadWe spent the day at Six Flags with our dears friends, the Barreiro's. The kids enjoyed seeing all the animals, riding rides, and riding an elephant! Connor even got to feed at tiger! And no trip to Six Flags is complete without stopping to see Auntie Mal! It's always the highlight of our day!

Connor's 7th Birthday Party

Sent from my iPadWe had a fabulous party, celebrating our 7 year old! We had about 70 friends and family come for a swim party at our community recreation center. Connor had a blast swimming and hanging out with all of his friends!

Connor's Birthday Interview

An Interview with Connor Michael, 7 years old:

• How old are you?  7 years old

• How do you like being 7?  It’s nice. It feels very different, like I’m bigger and different now that I’m seven.

• What are some things you like to do?  I like to play sports with my dad. I like to go upstairs everyday and hit baseballs, I like to read books with my mom. I like to snuggle my mom and dad every morning.

• What sports do you like?  I like baseball, basketball, soccer, golf, tennis (giggles). Did you actually put tennis, because I do like tennis. Volleyball too. I really do (giggling).

• What things do you like to do around the house?   I like to play with balls, play hide and seek with my sister, and I like to sneak out at bedtime and get candy (raises eye brows repeatedly while smiling). I’ve actually never done that.

• What are some of your favorite foods?  Pasta Roni, Oatmeal (giggles), no I don’t like oatmeal. Um, I like pizza. I like candy. I love gum. I like green apples. I like pretzels.

• What do you like to wear?  I like to wear giants clothes and I like to wear swimsuits.

• What’s your favorite color?  Orange and black.

• Where are some of your favorite places to go?   John’s Incredible Pizza, Giants games, River Cats games, Mallory’s house, Poppy and Mimi’s house, Pops and Grandma’s house, home, Mandy and Chad’s house, Trey’s house, the rec center, Six Flags, Disneyland, Oregon, all of my friends’ houses, and that’s it.

• What things make you happy?  To play with dad’s phone, to have dad’s red pillow at night, playing baseball.

• What makes you sad?  When my sister licks me, driving for a long time, when my mom and dad are mean to me, and when Maddie hits me.

• What do you do when you are sad? I throw a fit (laughs hysterically).

• What do you do when you are mad?  I throw my hat down.

• Who are your best friends?  Daddy, Maddie, Trey, Mal, Mandy, CJ, Chad, Poppy and Mimi, Grandma and Pops… I’m going to put you as the last one. Bailey, I already put Maddie, right? Luke, Colton, Andre, Ms. Wiest, Tanner, Christian, and John. And Mom.

• What are your favorite movies or TV shows?  Giant’s games, Frozen (laughs)…. No. That’s it.

• What are your favorite books?  Junie B Jones, Captain Underpants, and Magic Treehouse.

• What are your favorite songs?  I wanna walk on water, and My, My, you give me love,

• What do you like to do before bedtime?  Have dessert.

• What do you like to do on the weekends?  Going fun places.

• How do you like being a big brother?   Fine

• What grade are you in at school? 1^st.
• What’s your favorite subject? What’s a subject? (I explain). Oh, Recess. I have to put recess Mom.
• What’s your least favorite thing to do at school? Reading.